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NEW YORK — Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox Television are slated to release the latest edition of "Glee: The Music, Volume 7" on Dec. 6.

The collection, which is available in both in standard and deluxe versions, includes such tracks as Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror," Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" and Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night."

ST. LOUIS — Ralcorp Holdings announced that it will add two directors to its board, effective upon the separation of the company's Post cereals business.

Ralcorp said Barry Beracha, EVP at Sara Lee and CEO of the Sara Lee Bakery Group, and Patrick Moore, president and CEO of investment and advisory firm PJM Advisors, have joined its board.

BETHEL, Conn. — Battery brand Duracell has launched a new program that is designed to help make the holidays a little less stressful for parents and provide a host of cool resources to help them more easily navigate the season.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Peeps has introduced chocolate dipped caramel-flavored marshmallow chicks in time for the holiday season, the company announced Monday.

The marshmallow chicks are a creamy caramel flavor dipped in either milk or dark chocolate, the company said. The new flavor is available 3-count packages.

BOULDER, Colo. — Celestial Seasonings has boosted its portfolio to include new beverages for its green tea and wellness tea lines.

Celestial Seasonings' green tea lineup now includes goji berry pomegranate and peach blossom natural antioxidant green teas, while the brand's wellness tea lineup now includes MetaboBalance and LaxaTea flavors.

STRATHAM, N.H. — Lindt has rolled out a new Excellence cranberry chocolate bar.

The new bar features 48% cocoa dark chocolate, cranberries and almond slivers. The collection currently includes cocoa bars ranging from 50% to 99% cocoa and such flavors as orange, chili and black currant.

The Lindt Excellence cranberry bar is available in a 3.5-oz. size and carries a suggested retail price of $2.59.

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble’s former chairman and CEO John Smale — who was instrumental in creating a new vision for P&G to be a truly global company focused on providing an even broader range of innovative products to the world’s consumers — died on Nov. 19. He was 84.

Current chairman and CEO Bob McDonald reflected on the influence Smale had on himself and others, "I will remember John most for his character and how he represented the soul of the company: Purpose-inspired, caring yet demanding, principled, and humble."

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak has entered a partnership with a provider of Web-based fulfillment for photo merchandising products to co-market a suite of preintegrated retail photo merchandising services.

Kodak and LifePics now offer retailers nationwide their private-labeled net-to-retail photo order fulfillment and in-store photo specialty gift catalog ordering. Kodak said its partnership with LifePics allows retailers that use Kodak photo-finishing equipment to offer consumers the convenience of ordering photos online and picking them up the same day at the retail location.